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Ear ornaments

Earrings
mid 19th century (Made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bengal (Made)

These earrings, made from hollow sheet gold with applied chased, twisted and plain wire, granulation and other decoration, were probably produced in Eastern India. They were included in the 1872 Annual International Exhibition in London, acquired by the Indian Museum in 1877, and transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum) in 1879.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
India Museum
Object type
Earrings
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
TitleEar ornaments (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gold, with applied beaded and twisted wire and granulation.
Gold
Chasing
Granulation
Brief description
Earrings, gold, Eastern India, before 1872.
Physical description
The ear ornaments are made from hollow sheet gold with applied chased, twisted and plain wire, granulation and other decoration.
Dimensions
  • Length: 3cm
  • Maximum width: 2.6cm
  • Depth: 2.2cm
Object history
The objects came from the Annual International Exhibition, London, 1872, acquired by the India Museum in 1877, transferred from the India Museum in 1879.
Production
Described in register as 'toe rings, Bengal' - may possibly be from Assam. However, these are ear ornaments.
Summary
These earrings, made from hollow sheet gold with applied chased, twisted and plain wire, granulation and other decoration, were probably produced in Eastern India. They were included in the 1872 Annual International Exhibition in London, acquired by the Indian Museum in 1877, and transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum) in 1879.
Bibliographic references
  • Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) : p.73
  • Barnard, Nick, Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 61, pl.3.15
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
02970A/(IS)

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Record createdDecember 8, 2005
Record URL
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